What’s on in the Northern Quarter ~ Saturday 20th May 2017

Whiskey Jar
Immigrant Records invites Funk D’Void

Immigrant Records invites Funk D’Void to Manchester for a night of classic and future Techno. Lars Sandberg aka Funk D’Void is a living legend among the DJ Community and has been at the forefront of the electronic music scene for over 25 years. Lars joined the Immigrant family in the early 00’s via his remix of LA based techno supremo John Tejada and is currently working on a new project for the label. This show at The Whiskey Jar will be Funk D’Void’s first gig in Manchester since 2015 and he will be supported by Robin Porter and festival favourite Jason Frost aka Frosty.

Gullivers
Post War Glamour Girls

Grey Lantern are pleased to welcome back one of their long-time favourites, Post War Glamour Girls, who’ve a new album in tow! They are joined for this show at Gullivers by some yet to be announced special guests.

Matt & Phreds
Jeremy Sassoon

As part of their new Saturday early evening live music gigs, Matt & Phreds welcome Jeremy Sassoon to the club. Manchester based Jazz & Blues singer pianist Jeremy is one of the UK’s most in-demand singer/pianists. Either solo, or accompanied by his band, he captivates audiences with his natural, soulful voice, and a repertoire of his arrangements of Jazz and Blues classics and songs spanning a wide breadth of genres. Jeremy will be doing a solo set on piano spanning genres of Jazz, Blues and Soul. Jazz standards through the music of Ray Charles, Mose Allison and Sam Cooke. Arrangements of Joni Mitchell, Bob Marley, Glen Campbell and Jimi Hendrix and Amos Milburn will feature throughout the hour long gig.

Matt & Phreds
Llareggub Brass Band

If you are looking for a Bronx hip hop-inspired, New Orleans-tinged brass band formed in the deepest, darkest (and wettest) of North Wales slate quarries in late 2014 you are in luck as tonight Llareggub Brass Band come to Matt & Phred’s. The 8-piece ensemble perform original material that can only be described as a heady mix of modern dance music, New Orleans Jazz, and Welsh pop music. The band’s strength lies in their energetic live performances that often include rappers, vocalists and dancers. Check them out!

Mint Lounge
Funkademia with Les Croasdaile

This Saturday Les Croasdaile takes control of the decks at Funkademia, which takes place every Saturday to a consistently full house, feeding a friendly crowd with a diet of pure unadulterated soul-funk with the dj collective taking you on a journey through four decades of the very best soul, funk, electric disco and hip-hop with a touch of smooth r&b and some big house classics.

This Northern Quarter stalwart sells out most weeks so you’re advised to either arrive early or purchase advance tickets.

Night & Day
This Feeling Clubnight

The UK’s “most rock ‘n’ roll night out“. A well known haunt of well known faces, and where to see future next big things in advance, This Feeling descends on Night & Day with Vida, Shambolics and Cavana playing live from 8pm followed by DJ sets from This Feeling DJs.

The Castle Hotel
Analogue Trash Live

AnalogueTrash Live is a series of specially curated and intimate events featuring some of the UK’s best and brightest alternative and electronic music acts. The emphasis is on showcasing and discovering quality new music, with a triple headliner format and lineups that compliment each other in terms of sound and artistic direction. This edition at The Castle Hotel features live performances from: O>l>A, Pixelate and Beinaheleidenschaftsgegenstand plus AnalogueTrash / Neon City Social Club DJs.

Band On The Wall
Future Vibes

Band on the Wall presents Future Vibes – an all-dayer of emerging artists that are making waves and pushing the boundaries of alternative music, featuring Liverpool indie-psych outfit The Vryll Society, dark-jazz singer/songwriter XamVolo, pop-rocker Zuzu, post-punk band LUNGS, shoegaze five-piece Tremors and avant-garde singer/songwriter and pianist Charlotte Cannon. With live music and Only Joking Records DJs from 4pm, discover some fresh new talent at Band on the Wall.

Texture
Tempo

Tempo is back at Texture for another fantastic night of Deep Soulful House. After the success of their 6th Birthday party back in February they’re really pleased to welcome on board, for his debut appearance at Tempo, Russell Pollitt aka Soulfuledge. Also on the night they have the return of DJs & Producers Ben Coppin & Miggs Harris aka The Journey Men who have both played at Tempo on many occasions. Warming up the night for them is local Manchester DJ Gareth James plus Tempo Promoter and DJ Dave Law.

The Ruby Lounge
Low Orbit

Low Orbit is a band consisting of five noise making humans from the North of England. They met and started jamming in Macclesfield as there was nothing else to do. A mutual love of the Foo Fighters spawned some tasty rock riffs, which quickly mutated into the monstrous tracks currently caressing your eardrums. Check them out at The Ruby Lounge tonight.

The Ruby Lounge
Howling Rhythm

Howling Rhythm Soul Club is back, playing you the best in 60’s Soul, Motown, Gritty Rhythm & Blues, Funk. They’ve been putting on parties that are in such demand that they had to move to a bigger new home – The Ruby Lounge. They will be there on the 3rd Saturday of every month so get it in your diary.

Soup Kitchen
Mayflower

Scruff of the Neck are described as a collective “making waves we shouldn’t ignore” (Hattie Pearson, Radio X) and a “Super-cool imprint” (Manchester Evening News). High praise indeed, but it’s the bands they pick and the shows they promote that make the difference. This time out at Soup Kitchen they present to you Mayflower, Mad Winter and Days Apart.

The Frog & Bucket
Barrel Of Laughs

MC Tom Allen presents Erich McElroy, Adam Rowe and Eddy Brimson for The Frog and Bucket‘s flagship Saturday night show, Barrel of Laughs. The show goes on until 2am with one of the Frog’s resident DJ’s.

NoHo
Saturday at NoHo

The Northern Quarter’s “Hippest Boogie Den”, NoHo‘s resident DJs crank up the beats and unleash the classics onto the floor of revellers before them. From high in the DJ control deck he witnesses the shapes, the struts and the boogies as he plays out 80?s soul, funk, disco, rare groove & boogie. You will be moved and if you need to reserve an area or a table so you have your own personal spot then get in touch with the bar.

Pen & Pencil
Saturdays at P&P

Lost In Tokyo
Tokyo Saturdays!

Get lost with Lost In Tokyo‘s resident superstar DJ spinning Disco & Funk classics and topping it off with huge Hip Hop jams for all the kawaii cats to let loose to! There’s free entry as well as 2 cocktails for £10 every night of the week from 4pm – 10pm (excluding hard hitters). Dress well, dress code is smart casual.

Eastern Bloc
Zutekh Instore

Established as a record shop for over 30 years Eastern Bloc is now a fully licensed bar open until 11pm with the occasional late license event. Some special local selectors as well as current and past staff members take the helm at the decks and provide your soundtrack, with tonight being a Zutekh takeover with their residents and guests. New soundsystem in full effect as well as a well stocked bar including a load of ales, lagers and bitter bottles from local brewer Cloudwater. Get involved!

The Blue Pig
PB&J present Hip Hop/Funk/Soul/R&B Saturday Jams

The Blue Pig has a brand new Saturday residency with PB&J collective bringing you the best hiphop, funk, soul and R&B known to man at their Saturday Jam sessions. Seriously good booty-shaking tunes and good times to be had in the NQ.

Odd Bar
DJ Leo Menace

Head to Odd for Hip-Hop, RnB, House, Disco, Electro, Soul and anything that makes you get up and dance with Friday resident DJ Leo Menace. Mixing dancefloor filling classics, new gems and re-mixes, Leo is known for producing a unique, genre-hopping sound that’s seen him play in clubs, festivals, bars and parties all over the country, from Notting Hill Carnival in London to Tramlines in Sheffield and The Ritz and Sankeys in Manchester.

Hula
Ignition starring Gareth Brooks

Head down to Hula for a night filled with and fueled by rum. Expect a wild mix of tiki fun like nowhere else and of course a fantastic soundtrack of old school Hip Hop & R’n’B provided by everyone’s favourite ex-XFM DJ, Mr Gareth Brooks. Get there early, avoid the inevitable queue. TAPS AFF!

Twenty Twenty Two
Weekends

Down in the basement at Twenty Twenty Two you find all night partying, ping pong, beer pong and reckless behaviour. Enjoy the good vibes until 4am with a soundtrack of Rap, RnB, Disco, Grooves, Garage, House and Bashment with DJs on rotation – Stylus, Bad Osiris, Klepto, Darka and Murkage Dave, with the odd special guest thrown into the mix too.

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